A look at Kioxia's expansion in Japan's Kitakami, which helped stall the city's demographic decline and is a test of Japan's $640B AI and chips investment plan (Bloomberg)

Kioxia’s new memory-chip plant in Kitakami has created hundreds of jobs, slowing the city’s population loss and providing a tangible example of Japan’s $640 billion AI and semiconductor investment strategy. The project demonstrates how large-scale manufacturing can support regional revitalisation while advancing the nation’s chip-technology goals.